Cottonwood Creek Rd — Paonia in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Cottonwood Creek Rd — Paonia in CO
Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Paonia Ranger District
8.4 mi from Paonia
Maps 7,796 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests ↗
Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · no more than 28 days on any one National Forest within a 60-day period; also 14 consecutive days · then move 3 road mi · No more than 28 days in any 60-day period
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- Road difficulty 4 of 5: a difficult drive in.
- Near Landsend Peak.
- Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 28%, 100% of it on a shelf.
- Estimated climb: 290 ft, with sustained grades near 24% and pitches to 31%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.5 miles off.
- Landsend Peak stands 3,021 ft above the map pin, 1.5 miles northwest.
Climate averages
October normals 36–61°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.